драго ми е што
Glad That and Sorry That
To say why you feel something, add што and a full sentence: Драго ми е што дојде. (I'm glad you came.)
How It Works
Feeling + што + fact.
- Драго ми е што си тука. — I'm glad you're here.
- Жал ми е што не те повикав. — I'm sorry I didn't invite you.
- Се радувам што успеа. — I'm happy you made it.
- Среќна сум што те запознав. — I'm happy I met you.
The clause after што has an ordinary verb with its own ending, in whatever tense fits the fact.
Што or да? Што gives a fact that already holds. Да names the action itself, which you are doing now or about to do: Драго ми е да те запознаам is said while you are meeting someone, and Драго ми беше што те запознав when you say goodbye.
Што or дека? Дека mainly reports what someone says, thinks or knows (see дека). After feelings, што is the usual word. This што is not the relative што from што во односни реченици; here it introduces a whole reason.
With a noun. If the reason is a noun or pronoun, use за: Жал ми е за тоа. (I'm sorry about that.) · Драго ми е за тебе. (I'm happy for you.) A verb cannot follow за directly, so a reason with a verb needs што. For reasons in general, see бидејќи; затоа што.
Examples (6)
- Драго ми е што дојде.
I'm glad you came.
Word by Word: Pleasing to-me is that you-came.
- Жал ми е што доцнам.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Word by Word: Pity to-me is that I-am-late.
- Ми е жал што не можев да ти помогнам.
I'm sorry I couldn't help you.
Word by Word: To-me is pity that not I-could that to-you I-help.
- Се радувам што повторно сме заедно.
I'm happy we're together again.
Word by Word: Self I-rejoice that again we-are together.
- Ни беше драго што нѐ поканивте.
We were glad you invited us.
Word by Word: To-us was pleasing that us you-invited.
- Криво ми е што не ти кажав порано.
I feel bad that I didn't tell you sooner.
Word by Word: Crooked to-me is that not to-you I-told earlier.
Common Mistakes
Using за before a verb.
Жал ми е за доцнам.Жал ми е што доцнам.За goes with a noun, as in Жал ми е за тоа. A reason with a verb needs што.
Using a perfective present on its own after што.
Драго ми е што те запознаам.Драго ми е што те запознав.A perfective present such as запознаам cannot stand alone after што. Use the past запознав for a meeting that already happened, or say Драго ми е да те запознаам.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Glad that combines feelings with ми and clause linking.
Related Patterns
- бидејќи / затоа штоGiving a Reason
These also give reasons, and they work after any statement, not only feelings.
Level 3 - да / ќе / ако + Perfective VerbPerfective Verbs After Да Ќе and Ако
A perfective present needs a word like да or ќе, so a finished event after што takes a past form: што те запознав.
Level 2 - Relative штоRelative Clauses with Што
The relative што describes a noun; this што gives a reason.
Level 3 - за + NounFor and About
За introduces a noun reason: Жал ми е за тоа.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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